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Berean Standard Bible

“I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,”

Ezekiel 1:4

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Ezekiel is a priest living among the exiles by the Chebar canal in Babylon. In the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's exile, the heavens open and he sees visions of God.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,

World English Bible (WEB)

I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north: a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of the middle of it as it were glowing metal, out of the middle of the fire.

King James Version (KJV)

And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire infolding itself, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst thereof as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And, looking, I saw a storm-wind coming out of the north, a great cloud with flames of fire coming after one another, and a bright light shining round about it and in the heart of it was something coloured like electrum.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y miré, y he aquí un viento tempestuoso venía del aquilón, una gran nube, con un fuego envolvente, y en derredor suyo un resplandor, y en medio del fuego una cosa que parecía como de ámbar,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Yo vi en una visión una gran tormenta acercándose hacia mí desde el norte, y delante de ella una enorme nube que resplandecía con fuego, desde adentro de la cual continuamente salían llamaradas, y en el fuego mismo había algo que brillaba como el bronce pulido.

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